Mussolini's Theatre: Fascist Experiments in Art and Politics

by Patricia Gaborik

Benito Mussolini has persistently been described as an 'actor' - and also as a master of illusions. In her vividly narrated account of the Italian dictator's relationship with the theatre, Patricia Gaborik discards any metaphorical notions of Il Duce as a performer and instead tells the story of his life as literal spectator, critic, impresario, dramatist and censor of the stage. Discussing the ways in which the autarch's personal tastes and convictions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108830595
• ISBN13: 9781108830591
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.8" x 9.2"